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JASPER, Tenn. – Marion County commissioners know they want a better deal for ambulance dispatching services than the one they have with Grandview Medical Center.
They’re just not sure how to go about securing one.
Last week, Commission Chairman Gene Hargis recommended charging Grandview $80,000 per year for the dispatching services the county now provides the hospital for free.
Municipalities across the county now pay $50,000 each per year for the service, officials said.
Hargis said about 60 percent of the county’s radio traffic is used for ambulance dispatching.